Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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February 27, 2020

IICA joins Argentina in the fight against food insecurity and health problems in the wichis communities of Salta

IICA Representative in Argentina, Caio Rocha, led a technical mission to the northern province of Salta to assist national and local government efforts to tackle the social and health emergency that has been declared in the departments of the district.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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February 27, 2020

IICA and the Bioversity International-CIAT Alliance provided training in gene editing to researchers in Central America and the Andean region

The course covered technical foundations, genome editing applications and regulatory developments.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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February 20, 2020

Minister of Science and Technology of Costa Rica endorses CIMAG, an IICA initiative that brings together education and tomorrow’s agriculture

Adrián Salazar, head of MICITT, offered his support for the Interpretive Center for Tomorrow’s Agriculture (CIMAG), which was jointly created by IICA and Microsoft to familiarize young people in the Americas with the use of modern technologies in agriculture.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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February 19, 2020

IICA and CropLife join forces to promote good agricultural practices and responsible biotechnology use in Latin America and the Caribbean

An agreement signed between the organizations will promote regional agricultural sustainability by providing biotechnology and biosecurity training to producers and other groups.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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February 7, 2020

IICA and MIOA maintain that information technology use in agricultural markets would enhance food trade and transparency

The organizations are pushing for the applications of tools such as big data, artificial intelligence, chatbots, digital marketing, the Internet of Things, machine learning and satellite imagery.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Kingston, Jamaica

February 4, 2020

Jamaica launches the International Year of Plant Health in the Caribbean with the support of IICA

Protecting plant health can help end hunger by reducing crop losses to pest and diseases, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Longdenville, Trinidad and Tobago

January 30, 2020

IICA and stakeholders in Trinidad and Tobago explore managing of biowaste to stimulate biobusiness and enhance environmental health

IICA is conducting workshops in six Caribbean countries to boost composting as an economically viable and sustainable business.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Kingston, Jamaica

January 29, 2020

Jamaican producers learn about economic opportunities from managing organic waste

Principles of integrated waste management, waste stream analysis, comparing national and regional data, waste management options and composting as a waste management option were presented to the participants.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

January 28, 2020

IICA and small businesses from Trinidad and Tobago reviewed 2019 results to strategize on 2020 support

Micro and small businesses along the agricultural chain ready to mobilize and work together to create and expand market opportunities.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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